Pvrinput-plugin

Description

original Author: Andreas Regel

current development: Martin Dauskardt, Lars Hanisch

This plugin allows you to use analogue TV with a ivtv supported PVR-card with integrated hardware MPEG encoder. Please use the most recent versions of this plugin.

Channel scanning for this plugin can be done using the command line tool w_pvrscan or with using the wirbelscan-plugin.

Hardware Requirements

• ivtv supported PVR card with integrated hardware encoder
  • PVR150
  • PVR250
  • PVR350
  • PVR500
  • PVRUSB2 (since 2008-06-01)
  • HVR 1900 (since 2008-06-01)
  • HD PVR (since Version 2010-03-27-rc1)

Software Requirements

• ivtv driver(Version 1.x.x., since 2.6.22 in Kernel)
• pvrusb2 driver for PVRUSB2 and HVR 1900/1950
• hdpvr driver for HD PVR

Installation

• vdr < 1.7.13 needs patch (see plugin source code)

Links

[1]	pvrinput git repository	pvrinput git repo
[2]	Announce Thread for pvrinput-2010-04-03-rc1 (German vdrportal-Forum)	Announce Thread for pvrinput-2010-04-03-rc1 (German vdrportal-Forum; just try english if you dont speak german..)